The issue addressed in this study is whether the South African insolvency law provides adequate debt relief measures to deal with the growing problem of overindebtedness amongst individuals. Against the background of a ...

This dissertation investigates the manner in which facts are proven with specific emphasis on the role which the concept of ‘probabilities’ plays in achieving the ‘burden of proof. It is illustrated that the concept of ...

This dissertation attempts to delve in to the controversial and complicated world of affirmative action and transformation in South African sport. The history of this country is taken into account as we are still grappling ...

This dissertation purports to set out the requirements for locus standi in terms of section 38 of the Constitution, specifically when it comes to procuring standing in matters brought by way of a class action. In order to ...

Organised crime is a worldwide phenomenon, which also affects South Africa. In
many instances organised crime is transnational. Consequently, South Africa had to
develop legislation in order adequately to deal with ...

The South African Revenue Service has in the past had difficulty in applying debt forgiveness in cases of corporate and business rescues. Taxation legislation was drafted to counter innovative section 311 schemes of ...

South Africa’s first democratic elections in April 1994 led to the birth of a new political era which also brought constitutional guarantees for children in conflict with the law; one of the most important being section ...

My research project explores the future of the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 42 of 2000 in view of developments relating to cross-border insolvency regimes elsewhere. The continuing development of International trade and ...

One of the objects of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Act 25 of 2002
(the ECT Act), is to enable and facilitate electronic communications and transactions for
purposes of promoting legal certainty. It ...

Being a credit active consumer in South Africa requires a lot of responsibility. Credit providers offer loans to debtors and often employ unjust methods in an attempt to recover the outstanding debt. The mechanism applicable ...